Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBarely five years ago the Asia head of Fox Networks Group was able to boast that his cluster of linear channels made more in annual profit than his rivals saw in revenues from the region.That was before 21st Century Fox was sold to Disney, before the executive in question left the group, and before linear channels became liabilities to be got rid of quickly.Last week Disney did just that.
It announced that it will close 18 channels in South East Asia and Hong Kong, including many of the Fox-branded channels it acquired in 2018.
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